WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                      Ch. 18

13-616.

(a) (1) The owner of any vehicle described in paragraph (2)
of this subsection may apply to the Administration for the
assignment to that vehicle of a special, disabled person's
registration number, if the applicant, a dependent of the
applicant, or any individual who depends on the applicant for
transportation:

(i) Has permanently lost the use of a leg or an
arm;

(ii) Is so severely and permanently disabled as
to be unable to move without a wheelchair or crutches;

(iii) So suffers from lung disease that his
forced expiratory volume, one second, when measured by
spirometry, is less than one liter;

(iv) Has a permanent impairment of both eyes so
that:

1.  The central visual acuity is 20/200 or
less in the better eye, with corrective glasses; or

2.  There is a field defect in which the
peripheral field has contracted to such an extent that the widest
diameter of visual field subtends an angular distance no greater
than 20 degrees in the better eye; or

(v) Has a physical disability, as certified by
a licensed physician and determined by the Administration, which
is permanent, which substantially impairs the person's mobility,
and which is so severe that the person would endure a hardship or
be subject to a risk of injury if the privileges accorded a
person for whom a vehicle is specially registered under this
section were denied.

(2) This section applies only as to:

(i) A Class A (passenger) vehicle or a Class M
(multipurpose) vehicle;

(ii) A Class E (truck) vehicle with a 3/4 ton
or less manufacturer's rated capacity [and specially equipped for
the transportation of or operation by a handicapped individual];
or

(iii) A Class H, I, or J vehicle that is
specially equipped for the transportation of handicapped
individuals and is used exclusively for the transportation of
handicapped or disabled individuals.

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